Lyonia lucida
fetterbush lyonia, hurrahbush, staggerbush, fetter-bush, shinyleaf, swamp fetter-bush
Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
Photo credit: Jeff McMillian, Almost Eden
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Family
Ericaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, obovate
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
pink, white
Flower Month
March - October
Height (meters)
2.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Habitat
Pocosins, low wet woods, shrub-tree bogs and bays, savannas.